New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-18
PERSONAL.


President Isaac sharpless, Of Haverford College,
will DO formally installed in his Office tomorrow.
Canon Wllberforce will lecture on temperance at
Toronto, Canada, on Friday
Tho vito Of Supreme Court Justice Strong retired.
is In seriously failing health.
Mayor Filter, Of Philadelphia is to be the guest Of
tho Clover Club at dinner tomorrow evening.
The Odd Felows' monument to the late Schuyler
Colfax win DO unveiled to-day at Indianapolis. 1t is
sumountcd by bronze statue, eight feet high, mod
elled by Mr. sorado Taft Of Chicago and cast at %
plan, conforming to the symbols Of Odd Fellowship.
Ex-senator Warner Miller writes from Seattle that
his along the Pacidc Coast has been much arred
by rainy weather. lie thinks the West is wonder
full country but viii return homo early next month
better satisfied with the East than ever before.
In Berlin recently there q birthday party in
honor Of the eldest son Of Prince William eldest Sol
of tho Crown Prince. Among the presents was
small barrel organ from Prince Bismarck. few day
lator the hvo-ycarod heir Of the Imperial throne
complained TO Prince Bismarck that il tired him very
much to play the organ and asked him to play some
thing. The Chancellor complied and at once began
turning the handle, and with 20 much energy mat
the sounds of the instrument drew tho other members
Of tho Imperial family to the room The children,
delighted, began to dance. Thereupon Prince William,
looking his eldest son observed TO the Chancellor:
"Ghere IL future Emperor who already dances 20
your pping"
Writing Of the statesman who is commonly looked
upon the successor tobe OF VI. de Gers in the Rus
sian Foreign ONCE a correspondent of "Figaro,"
Paris remarks that his sixty years sit lightly on Count
IgnatieG. Tall, powerfully built he is physically not
Inferior to Prince Bismarck. lie his hair in a
peculiar way, the parting being Just above his left
ear and the hair all brushed across the head toward
the right side. His mustache Is short and thin and
hangs down both sides of his mouth. NOtwith-
standing his recent Illness no appears fun Of strength
and energy. Tho Count does not love Prince Bis
marck and gives tho following account OF the present
schemes Of tho German Chancellor with regard TO
France: Ellis only object to make other nations
pclOus Of France, since he longer plunge her
into some adventures In which she would lose her mil
bSr lie VII hold Hyr G1 any peS 70 peT ad pr
servo Holland for her If the French Government Will
warrant him tho peaceful nos session OF Alsace-Ior-
rane. and II by mischanco you cast an eye toward
Belgium. II only to laugh at the proposition, he viii
at once say to Europe: Look at this France She
Is always tho same; she Ia still carrying about
idea. Hero she is trying to violate the neu-
trallty OF Belgium Europe ought To make secure
against thisl -"
Crown Prince Rudolph OF Austria. during three
days az Berczcnczo recently shot with his own gun
forty-scvcn head Of roebucks, feat unprecedented
in tho annals OF European Sport
Johann StepanOvItch Ganetsky whose death Is an
nounced. was tho general who commanded the Rus
sian grenadicrs before Plevna and VIGOROUSLY re-
pulsed tho last desperate sOrde Of osmap Pacha.
Tho late Lady Srangford the chief founder
Of tho British Hospital at Port Said and she was OH
her way hther to look after its interests when she
died 1t has now been determined to name It "Tho
Lady Strangforl Hospital"
Tho Rev. Dr. a. J. L. Behrends, Of the Central
Congregational Church, Brooklyn, has invited the
sunday school Of tho Third Unitarian Church 30 be
tho guests of his churchs Sunday school on the coming
anniversary day." although tho Sunday soho oil
Union refuses to admit Unitarian schools to the pa
radc on that occasion.
CHICAGO, May 1I-Fifty-hve years ago the Rev. s. F.
Smith, now OF Boston, wrote "My Country Ills OF Thee"
Last night this gentleman, seventynine years OF
but still remarkably hearty, was entertained by the
ladies OF the Grand Army Of tho Republic at their par
lore In ths city Though the reception also In honor
or the reverend poets wife, she present owing
10 ill-health very enjoyable evening was spent.